Business EnglishBusiness Dinner.pptVIP

Business EnglishBusiness Dinner This unit aims to help us to Understand the basic information of business entertainment商务接待; Understand the basic table manners; Effectively use communication skills to: 1. invite business associates合伙人 to dinner; 2. order western/Chinese food; 3. comment on food; 4. propose a toast during a dinner. I. Background information: discussion. 1. Why do we entertain our clients/associates? 2. How to entertain them? What kinds of activities do we usually have to entertain our business partners? I. Background information: discussion. 1. Why do we entertain our clients/associates? To secure the loyalty and partnership of the existing/potential clients and gain an advantage over competitors; To provide rewards or incentives激励,奖励 for them; To help provide a relaxed and less formal environment to do business.—mix business with pleasure. I. Background information: discussion. 2. What kinds of activities do we usually have to entertain our business partners? We should decide who we are going to entertain, what activities we will do to entertain them and where we will have the entertaining activities. business dinner: cocktail party鸡尾酒会 client appreciation banquet客户答谢宴会 wine tasting品酒会 food tasting concerts or exhibitions an sightseeing tour of the city charity events 慈善活动 sporting events shopping trip golf … 1. How do you like your steak cooked? 牛排要几分熟? 全熟是 well done， 七分熟是medium-well， 五分熟是medium， 四分熟是medium-rare， 三分熟是 rare。 2. How do you like your egg cooked? 你的蛋要几分熟? Scramble 炒蛋（就是全熟）， Sunny side-up只煎一面的荷包蛋 (因为荷包蛋像太阳，所以老美用 sunny side 来形容) Sunny side down 两面都煎。 白煮蛋：soft boil 和hard boil。 所谓的soft boil 是指让蛋黄的部份还有点液体状，而 hard boil 则是指整个的蛋黄都煮成固体状的。 B: I see. I think we Americans should learn from you. A: The Chinese diet was handed down from generation to generation, and it does have a long history. Help yourselves to have more. BC: Thank you. A: Here come dumplings. They are all handmade. Pl